63/64 Caddie hoods/glass

[hedotwo]

I have a 63 Caddie HT that needs a hood and glass.  At a glance it looks as though a 64 HT could be a donor but thought I'd check with the experts first.....

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

No expert but a quick Google search shows it should work.

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[hedotwo]

That's what I did too and I figured it might work, just thought I'd see if anyone had both on the shelf or unbuilt that could verify.  Those are better pix than what I found and you can really see they're likely the same.  Guessing the glass on the HT's is too.

Thanks Jay

[pack rat]

I just test-fitted a USA Oldies '64 hood to my '63 annual.  If you trim the triangular mounting tabs/hinges on the rear corners of the Oldies hood (or just cut them off) it's a perfect fit on the '63.  It's virtually the same part.

I'm sure the glass is a perfect fit as well, but I wasn't prepared to disassemble the '63.

 

[hedotwo]

16 hours ago, pack rat said:

I just test-fitted a USA Oldies '64 hood to my '63 annual.  If you trim the triangular mounting tabs/hinges on the rear corners of the Oldies hood (or just cut them off) it's a perfect fit on the '63.  It's virtually the same part.

I'm sure the glass is a perfect fit as well, but I wasn't prepared to disassemble the '63.

 

Cool!  Thanks a bunch Mike ?

[ChrisBcritter]

Rich, there's a little difference where the hood tucks under to meet the grille, but it should be thick enough to modify. The hood should split along the front edge and the bottom part should be mounted above the grille. I did that on my '64.

[hedotwo]

19 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Rich, there's a little difference where the hood tucks under to meet the grille, but it should be thick enough to modify. The hood should split along the front edge and the bottom part should be mounted above the grille. I did that on my '64.

Thanks Chris!